New Delhi

New Delhi is an urban area within the metropolis of Delhi that was laid out south of the Old City by Shah Jahan. The British planned much of New Delhi and the heart of this area is the traffic circle, Connaught Place. There are seven streets that radiate from Connaught Place - also known as Rajiv Chowk and Indira Chowk.

Some of the more popular attractions in New Delhi include the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the President's House; Nehru Memorial Museum and Planetarium; the India Gate, erected in memory of soldiers who died during the Afghan wars; Tughlaqabad Fort, a ruined fort abandoned in 1327; the Qutub Minar, the tallest brick minaret in the world and the lotus-shaped Bahá'í House of Worship.